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| Age |
27 |
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| Occupation |
Racing Driver and Equestrian |
| Email |
lizmhalliday@hotmail.com |
| Type of Motorsport |
Sportscar endurance racing, namely the American le Mans Series and Le
mans 24 Hours |
| First Year of Competition |
1998 |
| Why did you start? |
My father used to race himself soit was very much 'in the family'. I had
always been interested in racing and really inherited his love for the sport.
Eventually he arranged for me to have a go in a vintage Datsun 510 just
for a bit of fun but I won three races in my first season, so we decided
to start taking it a bit more seriously! |
| Previous Championships/ Competitions |
2006
American Le Mans Series, LMP2 lola AER, intersport racing
- 3 wins, 6 podiums, 2nd in the Drivers' Championship
2005
American Le Mans Series, LMP2 lola AER, Intersport racing
- 3 wins inc Petit Le Mans, 4th in the Drivers Championship
FIA GT Championship, Lister Storm
- best result 7th, Bmo & Monza
Misc
Most successful female driver ever in the history of the American Le Mans
Series
2005 Dailysportscar.com north American Rookie of the Year |
| Best Race / Drive and why? |
Mosport 2006. I started the race and drove my best stint ever, setting
competitive lap times, lap after lap, as fast as Saasha Massen in the works
Porsche. I was fast, did not make any mistakes despite heavy traffic and
handed the car to my team mate, Clint Field, in a strong position. |
| Worst Race / Drive and why? |
This had to be Road America 2005 when the back of the car caught fire.
I didn't realise that it was as serious as it was and as I pulled off the
track into the pit-lane entrance, the fire suddenly got out of control.
The team were watching on TV and immediately radioed to say that I had to
get out, which I quickly did, except for the fact that the pit-lane is uphill
and the car started to roll backwards towards the circuit. The marshals
were soon on their way but i was worried that there was going to be a major
accident, so I rushed back to the car and managed to hold it in place until
the marshals arrived to extinguish the fire. The team did a superb job rebuilding
the car after that and we won the next race. It was a brilliant testimony
to the Intersport crew worst racing experiences. |
| Favourite Circuit/Venue |
Le Mans, Road America, Spa, Mosport |
| Types of cars competed / owned |
LMP2 category Le Mans Prototypes, Lister Storm GT1, Porsche RSR GT2 |
| Best car driven / owned |
LMP2 Intersport lola (AER Engine, Goodyear tyres) |
| Future/Current Championships |
2007 Le Mans Series |
| Current Car |
LMP2 Intersport lola (AER engine, Goodyear tyres) |
| Current Sponsors |
iZon eyewear
Oakfields
Teko
Glycomax
Jonwaugh.com
Westover management
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| Other plans for this year/next year |
Plans for next year are totally undecided at present but my aim is to land a factory drive as soon as possible, preferably in the American Le Mans Series. |
